Nifty tricks

Buying a bike isn’t where the retailers make their money – it’s in the accessories. You’ve seen them: silicone laminated carbon fibre pannier liners; satellite radio direction finding headsets; auto-altitude compensating valve caps; and self-inflating solar-powered seat warming covers. Okay, so that’s a bit fanciful, but you know what I mean. But being thrifty bikers, we look for the grunge solution